Brave girl, 12, punches man in face as he tries to grab her

WANTED: Cops have released an e-fit of the man suspected of grabbing the schoolgirl [GMP]

Police say the suspected attacker tried to grab the girl twice – before she took a swing at him and ran off after the incident in Sale, Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have issued an e-fit image of the suspect.

Detective Constable Dan Hayes said: "This young girl has been very brave and worked with our forensic imaging specialists to relive what she went through and produce an accurate image of what he looked like.

"I would ask people to look carefully at this image and if you do recognise this man, or see him hanging around the area, please call us."

“I would ask people to look carefully at this image and if you do recognise this man, or see him hanging around the area, please call us”

Detective Constable Dan Hayes

The schoolgirl was walking along Moss Lane at around 4pm on Wednesday 25 March when the man grabbed her arm before letting go.

As she walked away he grabbed her again before she hit him and fled.

The man is described as white, in his late 50s, 5ft 8in tall, of large build, with short greying hair, a long face and a pointy nose.